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8th Grade EOY Vocab (Formative #2)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Largo mean?

a)

Fast/ Very fast

b)

Large

c)

Slow/Very slow

d)

solemn

2.

define:


"legato"

a)

short and detached

b)

smooth and connected

c)

with emphasis

d)

full value

3.

Which term below means 'majestically'?

a)

andante

b)

Largo

c)

maestoso

d)

mezzo

e)

adagio

4.

Which term below means 'medium; half'?

a)

Harmony

b)

Largo

c)

Maestoso

d)

Mezzo

e)

Musical

5.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Tenuto

b)

Accent

c)

Marcato

d)

Slur

6.

Marcato means to...

a)

emphasize the note

b)

play the note separated and detached

c)

play the note for its full value

d)

play the note detached and stressed/ light/upbeat

7.

What tempo means "medium"?

a)

Presto

b)

Andante

c)

Largo

d)

Moderato

8.

Molto

a)

Loud

b)

Majestic

c)

Much

d)

Less

9.

a musical unit, musical sentence, often a component of a melody

a)

Duration

b)

Phrase

c)

Lyric

d)

Measure

10.

very soft

a)

piano

b)

forte

c)

pianissimo

d)

mezzo piano

11.

soft

a)

piano

b)

forte

c)

pianissimo

d)

mezzo piano

12.

What does "Poco a Poco" mean?

a)

Big and Big

b)

Loud

c)

Ice Cream

d)

Little by Little

13.

Presto

a)

very slow

b)

moderately

c)

happily

d)

very fast

14.

Rallentando

a)

gradually slower

b)

gradually faster

c)

return to previous tempo

15.

Ritardando

a)

gradually slower

b)

gradually faster

c)

return to previous tempo

16.

Rall. (abbreviation for)

a)

Ritardando

b)

Rallentando

c)

Accelerando

17.

Rit. (abbreviation for)

a)

Ritardando

b)

Rallentando

c)

Accelerando

18.

What is this symbol called?

a)

repeat

b)

the signal

c)

segno

d)

stop

19.

define:


"slur"

a)

A curved line connecting two or more pitches, telling the performer not to articulate each note, but to play legato.

b)

A curved line connecting two or more of the same pitch- changing their rhythm.

c)

A curved line telling the perform where to breathe/where not to breathe.

d)

A curved line outlining a musical sentence, usually 4-8 measures long.

20.

What symbol is shown here connecting these notes?

a)

tie

b)

slur

c)

phrase marking

d)

a curved line

21.

only one group or section plays

a)

solo

b)

duet

c)

soli

d)

double bar line

22.

Staccato means to...

a)

emphasize the note

b)

play the note separated and detached

c)

play the note for its full value

d)

play the note detached and stressed

23.

Tempo in music is....

a)

How loud or soft music is

b)

How high or low notes are

c)

How long or short notes are

d)

How fast or slow the music is

24.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Tie

b)

Staccato

c)

Tenuto

d)

Marcato

25.

Tenuto means to...

a)

emphasize the note

b)

play the note separated and detached

c)

play the note for its full value

d)

play the note detached and stressed

26.

define


"tie"

a)

A musical sentence, usually 4-8 measures long.

b)

A curved line that connects two or more notes of the same pitch to change the rhythm/ duration of the note.

c)

A curved line that connects two or more notes, telling the performer to play smooth and connected.

d)

A curved line that connects two or more notes, tells you where not to breathe.

27.
The top number in a time signature tells us-
a)
nothing
b)
what kind of note gets a beat
c)
the number of beats per measure
d)
the number of measures in the song
28.

Which note gets the beat?

a)

half

b)

quarter

c)

8th

d)

16th

29.

Syncopation means....

a)

emphasis on the "off" or "up" beat

b)

strong 2 and 4 pulse

c)

strong 1 and 3 pulse

d)

emphasis on the down beat

30.

When the performer is to be silent for a length of time (usually an entire section of music) is it marked with the word....

a)

Don't Play

b)

No Music

c)

Rubato

d)

Tacet